Talk:riffraff

Chambers 1908 etymological notes
"Explained by Skeat as Middle English rif and raf, Old French rif et raf, also rifle et rafle. Rifler, to rifle, ransack. Icelandic hrífa, to catch; rafler Teutonic, compare German raffen, to seize." Equinox ◑ 22:13, 6 September 2018 (UTC)